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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3161, 16 August 1881, Page 2

Mr D. Cotton begs to acknowledge the receipt of £7 8s (3d collected on the Spit, in aid of the Page family, and to inform those who have not contributed that the list is still open. The insurances effected upon buildings and stock in the borough of Napier by officer doing- business in tho town, amount to close upon half a million sterling. Ac a meeting of the Hawke'. Bay Licensed "Victuallers Association held yesterday afternoon. Mr T. Peddie, as delegate to the conference recently held at Wellington, reported upon the work of the conference, and suggested that the tradfl should take some concerted action in view of the coming elections. Mr G. T. Cross was appointed secretary to the Association, and after doing some routine business the meeting adjourned. The following are the respective rates of interest, per £100, on cost of construction represented by the net profits on the various New Zealand Railways :—Hurunui-Bluf_ (788 miles) £i 13s 4d per cent.; Greyinouth (8 miles) £4 4s 9d; Kawakawa (mileage not given) £3 7s sd; Napier (70 miles) £2 17s Id; Auckland (115 miles) £2 5s Id; Wanganue (115 miles) £2 1h 3d; Nelson (20 miles) £1 17s lOd ; Kaipara (l 7 miles) 19s 2d; Wellinston (69 miles) 16s; Picton (19 miles) 14s 8d ,* New Plymouth (41 miles) 13s 6d; Westport (9 miles) nil. Average of whole colony £3 8s 3d per cent. We have received a letter from our correspondent of Waipawa, which answers Mr Johnson's communication to the Waipawa Mail. As the Rubjecfc to which these letters refer -will shortly be fully ventilated in the R.M. Court, there is no necessity to anticipate the arguments of either side. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Hospital, on the body of Ellen Murphy, whose death was recorded in our obituary column on Monday as having occurred on the previous day. The evidence showed that the deceased had lately been suffering from mental depression, and that she had threatened to take her life. In consequence of the nature of her illness she was closely watched, but in spite of every care she succeeded in eluding detection, and secreted a pair of scissors in the mattress of her bed, with which she inflicted upon her throat injuries that led to her death. The deceased had a sister in a lunatic asylum in Victoria. The jury brought in a verdict that deceased died from injuries self-inflicted while in a state of temporary insanity.

At the Resident Magistrates' Court this morning, before H. Eyre Kenny Esq. R.M., James Muir and Thomas Long were charged with drunkenness, and each fined 5s and costs or 48 hours imprisonment. Judtrment was given in the following civil cases: — Hohatana Apatari v. Arapata Hapuku judgment for the defendant with costs, Counsel's fee, interpreter's fee, and witnesses expenses. Kennedy and Gillman v. Krause; claim £49 17s, the plaintiffs were non-suited, with counsel's fee of £3 3s. Jones v. Jensen, judgment for plaintiff with costs, amount to be paid in instalments of £1 per week.

The following cases are set down for hearing afc the sitting of the District Court on Thursday next: —Municipal Corporation v. W. A. Richardson, an adjourned case, and A. R. W. Lascelles v. Arthur Palmer.

The remains of Mrs Murphy were consigned to tr-eir last resting place in the cemetery this morning The funeral proeeesion, which included the members of the local branch of the Hibernian Society, in regalia, proceeded from the residence of the deceased's husband, Conte-road, to the Catholic church, where the service was performed by the Rev. Fathers Forest and Mulvahill. From there the procession was joined by many friends of the deceased, and the service at the grave was read by the Rev. Father Malvahill.

The following are the recommendations agreed upon at the meeting of the Borough Public Works Committee held last evening: —1. That Mr Tuxford's application re level of Tennyson-atreet be granted. 2. That the lamp now situated between the Clarendon and Empire Hotels be removed, and reerected in Brewater-street, in a position to be decided on by the engineer. 3. That the owners of sections between the old Union Bank and Mr Cowell's house in the Shakespeare-road be directed to erect a sufficient fence, the same to be finished not later than the 20th of September. 4. That the Inspector of Nuisances be instructed to send notices to all owners of property within the borough that any person infringing the provisions of the bye-law enforcing the pan system will be proceeded against forthwith. The report that was circulated about a fortnight ago concerning the probability of Mr Ormond being nominated for both Clive and the Hawke's Bay Country districts, had no foundation of truth. Mr Ormond, we bear, has received assurances of support from all parts of his old constituency, and his re-election may be regarded as a certainty. Mr Ormond's friends will be glad to learn that promises of support have come to him from most unexpected quarters, and that he retains more strongly than ever the confidence and sympathy of those he has represented for so many years. The committee of the Napier Football Club will select to-morrow evening the team to play against Gisborne from the following names :—Messrs Barclay, Beamish, Begg, Dove, Duncan, Howie, Humphries, Mowbray, Pott s, Pott, Whiteombe, Lanauze, Gibbons, Bostock, T., Thompson, Edwards, Murray, Price, Ormond, Kennedy, F. The Secretary of the Napier Club has received a telegram from the Captain of the Gisborne team, to the effect that their team will be exactly the same as played at Gisborne, and that they will leave for Napier on Friday or Saturday. Some of the results of litigation are lovely, and must strike the native mind with admiration. The case Hobatana Apatari v. Arapata Hapuku was a dispute about the ownership of a horse of the declared value of £8. The case has been before the Resident Magistrate several times, and this morning His Worship gave judgment for the defendant with costs of _ court, and counsel's fee of one guinea, interpreter's feeß £2 12s 6d and witnesses expenses £8 13s, amounting in all to about £14, or nearly double the value of the animal in dispute. It says much for the Maori's love of law and order that notwithstanding instances like this he still persists in trying to settle his disputes in the orthodox manner. The Wellington Poet of a recent date has the following:—A correspondent at Gisborne telegraphs :—" A large native meeting was held at Tologa Bay last night, when the proposed East Coast Land Company was discussed at great leDgth, and many questions were asked of Mr Rees at the conclusion of his address. These having been answered, it was resolved that the proposed dealings with the company seemed much preferable to the ordinary sales. If the natives sell to the company, it was argued, they may, as shareholders, be participators in the profits of the future. It was further resolved that Mr Rees be requested immediately to inform the directors that the grantees desired to make arrangements for handing over to the company the Paremata, Manganhera, Tanikau, and other blocks. The different speakers frequently urged on Mr Rees the necessity of immediate operations, both because the grantees required money and because they were pestered by Europeans trying to catch up phares ; therefore said they, ' Come on wifch your money.' There were frequent exclamations of, ' Be quick with the money.'"

Messrs Kennedy and. Gillman will sell tomorrow, Hobart apples, oranges, &c, afc noon. Messrs. Monteith and Co. will sell tomorrow at Mr Chappell's timber yard, near the Napier Railway Station, 40,000 feefc of building timber, afc 11.30 a.m. Messrs. Miller and Potts will sell tomorrow at Waipawa, a large assortment) of conifers, forest and fruit trees, afc 11 a.m. A quadrille assembly will be held in Mr Williams' Hall, Emerson-street, to-morrow evening. Messrs Miller and Potts will hold an important sale of valuable horses on the 25th. instant, at Waipawa. Mr T. K. Newton will sell on the 18fch instant, Hobart apples, cheese, bacon, &c. The programme of fche performance by the Union Ministrels appear in another column. Tenders are invited for building a school at Wainui. Messrs Kennedy and Gillman have a few pure bred fowls for sale. A number of new advertisements will be found in our " Wanted " column.